Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Estelle brought a chrysalis from her garden and shared with
our four year olds. The children decided to learn more about the caterpillars
and the butterflies. This gave me an opportunity to extend their interest by
reading, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” book by Eric Carl. After listening to
the story, the children decided to make their own Caterpillar books to take home
with them. We brainstormed about what goes into the book and also while making
the book the concept of writing from left side of the paper to right side was
introduced keeping in mind the Casey, the caterpillar literacy programme that
will be introduced in future.

The children enjoyed making these books that required
lots of effort from their part. They demonstrated good fine motor skills and
imaginative skills when they drew the pictures. What a great effort from you
kids and I am sure you can’t wait to show these books to everyone!